overplus

Example Sentences

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Her cloudy condition possibly indicates an overplus of water.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

What kind of excess do overplus and superabundance denote? lavishness and profusion?

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

Hollybank was no longer needed in 1900 to take the overplus from Bankwell, and a Master was put in charge of it, in the hope that older boys would come.

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen

And in this sense it was perfectly normal, healthy, and sound, more especially in so far as it provided for the gradual drawing away overplus metal to the East.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

Now it is clear that in this case a schoolmaster can subsist; since, in the course of the very first year, he gets an overplus beyond this dock-money of his office.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas